Back again!
And so is the sun!!! On a side note, the clouds were not the only cause of limited viewing for the prior couple of days — the wildfires in Canada were a main cause. Didn’t know that until on the news.
It was a beautiful day and the Schoodic Peninsula was really special. This is a MUCH less visited part of Acadia that is nearly an hour away. It is not on Mount Desert Island, but on the Maine mainland (pun intended).
We could not believe that it was so different from the rest of the park — or that it was so wonderful. Take a look and see if you agree.
We drove by the building below. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. personally acquired and donated 11,000 acres of forest, shore land and scenic areas to the Park. He also financed, had constructed and then donated the 51 miles of Carriage Paths to the Park, to ensure that the automobile would not undermine its natural beauty and tranquility. Today the paths only are for bikers and hikers. The building is now a science and learning center.
And back to our driving, stopping and photographing.
Lobster traps and buoys below.
And I just thought this was a bizarre house. The back of the house faces the street.
Time for a very late lunch stop. More lobster!
By the way, the high today was 76 degrees, so we ate outside!!!
After an ice cream stop in downtown Bar Harbor, we went back to the room for the Cowboy game and some packing to leave Bar Harbor in the morning.
We drove south backtracking over some of the same areas.
I wanted you to see how much the color had changed over the last couple of days.
We passed a sign that made me laugh out loud. I had to turn around to get the picture. I never saw it four years ago, but think it still applies today…..even if I don’t agree!
We stopped in Belfast for lunch at Nautilus Grill on the water.
And then we drove into Augusta hoping to see a few things. But it was Monday so lots were closed. The state capitol building was a drive-by.
So we proceeded to Manchester to Fielder’s Choice Ice Cream. It was a home run by any standard. Then we went to Maine Cabin Masters headquarters and retail store. To prepare for the trip we had watched a few episodes of Maine Cabin Masters on HGTV.
I had seen Stonewall Kitchens products in lots of shops along our way, much to my amusement as it is from Stonewall, Texas. So I laughed as we drove by their headquarters in Maine!
John drove for awhile and I went on Hotwire to find a stop for the night on our way to Boston. I was looking for a motel, but John picked a resort in Cape Neddick, the Cliff House. It was fabulous!
And the view from our balcony.
We had a drink in the bar pictured above and met a nice couple from Pennsylvania. After chatting some and texting her one of my pictures of the fall foliage, she texted me back telling me that her name was Beth and she would love to get my blog. Figure the odds of that! She is now on the list with all of you :). Maybe we will get close enough to them in PA someday to get in touch.
The sky in the above picture went from blue to pink to light blue. I’m not sure it all comes through in the picture. It was really pretty!
In the morning we walked to the fire pit, ordered some coffees and a carrot cake muffin for me (which I ate that night on the plane) and basked in the sunshine, warmed by the fire and overlooking the ocean. Life was good!!!
We then walked around the property going as far as possible for me on the cliff walk.
And then it was time to start heading south. We had been to Essex in 1997 when our son Campbell graduated from Andover. John remembered that we had liked the clam strips back then but we had been educated on this trip that the whole belly clams were better. So we went back to the same place and ordered one order of each. We still like the clam strips as well — blasphemy!
We moved on to Salem to go to the Salem Witch Museum. It was interesting but no photos allowed inside!
One final note — at the airport John found yet another t-shirt that he wanted. Unfortunately they did not have his size!!!
So long until the next trip,
Beth
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